Pokémon HOME

Home redirects here. For the player's home, see player's house.

Pokémon HOME
Logo of Pokémon HOME
Provider	Nintendo
Launched	February 12, 2020 (UTC)
Shutdown	N/A
Service provided	Online Pokémon storage and trading
Accessible by	iOS, iPadOS, Android, Nintendo Switch
Website	Official site (Japanese) Official site (English)

Pokémon HOME (Japanese: Pokémon HOME) is a cloud service for iOS, iPadOS, Android, and the Nintendo Switch. It serves as a complement to the Nintendo Switch core series games, and is a successor to Pokémon Bank and the Pokémon Global Link. It was released worldwide on February 12, 2020.

It was announced at the Pokémon 2019 Press Conference on May 29, 2019.

Pokémon HOME is managed by Pokémon researcher Grand Oak, whose goal is to create a Pokédex that includes every Pokémon in the world.

Features

Pokémon transfer

The Nintendo Switch version of HOME allows two-way transfer to and from all Switch core series games. Both the mobile and Switch versions allow one-way transfer from Pokémon Bank (only with a Premium Plan) and Pokémon GO. Support for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is planned.

Compatibility with Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

Only Pokémon originally from Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! can be moved into (another copy of) Let's Go, Pikachu! or Let's Go, Eevee!, and if such a Pokémon is transferred into a future game, it can no longer be moved back to Let's Go, Pikachu! or Let's Go, Eevee!. Pokémon can only be transferred into a Generation VIII game if it is present in the coding of the target game.

Pokémon that arrive in HOME via transfer from Pokémon Bank or GO Transporter are automatically converted to the same format used by Pokémon Sword and Shield, and therefore cannot enter Let's Go, Pikachu! or Let's Go, Eevee!, even if it is a species/form found in the Let's Go Pokédex.

Compatibility with Generation VIII

The Nintendo Switch version of HOME allows two-way transfer to and from all Generation VIII games, beginning with Pokémon Sword and Shield. Pokémon transferred from Pokémon Bank or GO Transporter that are compatible with Sword and Shield can be transferred to and from Sword and Shield freely, and retain their movesets, including all past-generation exclusive moves regardless of whether they are usable or unusable in Sword and Shield.

As of version 2.0.0, HOME gained compatibility with Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Transfer to and from these games is subject to the following quirks:

• Movesets cannot be transferred to or from these sets of games. When a Pokémon first enters or leaves one of these sets of games, its moveset will change to its four most recent level-up moves in the destination game. HOME tracks 3 separate movesets (including PP Ups/PP Maxes) for each individual Pokémon; this persists across different save files and HOME accounts. (A Pokémon from Bank, GO, or Let's Go, Pikachu!/Let's Go, Eevee! has its current moveset treated as its Sword/Shield moveset.)
  • For example, if a Pokémon is transferred from Sword/Shield to Legends: Arceus and learns a Move Tutor move there, it will regain that move whenever it is transferred out of and back into Legends: Arceus.
• Pokémon originally from Legends: Arceus will appear in a Strange Ball if transferred into Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl, while Pokémon originally from outside of Legends: Arceus will appear in a Strange Ball if transferred into Legends: Arceus. Their original ball will reappear if transferred back into/out of Legends: Arceus.
  • Pokémon Sword and Shield do not recognize the Strange Ball, causing Pokémon originally from Legends: Arceus to appear in a standard Poké Ball. Sword and Shield also do not recognize future origin marks, and will display the Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus marks as the Galar symbol instead. (The original origin mark is displayed everywhere else.)

Compatibility with Pokémon GO

Main article: GO Transporter

One-way transfers from Pokémon GO to HOME were made available on November 11, 2020. Upon the first transfer, the player will also receive a Melmetal that can Gigantamax in Pokémon HOME.

Transfers from Pokémon GO are subject to their own different set of limitations, modifications, and microtransactions.

Limitations

• The Totem-sized Pokémon that can be in Pokémon Bank are reduced to their normal sizes when transferred to Pokémon HOME.
• Pokémon that cannot be traded in-game also cannot be deposited, including the partner Pikachu and partner Eevee, and the fused forms of Kyurem, Necrozma, and Calyrex.
• Like in Pokémon Bank, held items cannot be stored in Pokémon HOME; depositing a Pokémon holding an item into HOME causes that item to be returned to the Bag in the game the Pokémon was deposited from.
• From v2.0.0 onward:
  • Gigantamax Factor Pikachu, Eevee, and Meowth cannot be transferred to Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl or Pokémon Legends: Arceus. This is to prevent them from evolving in games that do not recognize the Gigantamax Factor.
  • Nincada originally from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl cannot be transferred into Pokémon Sword and Shield, and Nincada from outside of Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl cannot be transferred into those games.
    • This is likely a redundant protection against several cloning glitches due to Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl's "PokeDupeChecker" having cases to exclude natural clones such as Ninjask/Shedinja, and Pokémon originating from other games from being flagged and subsequently restricted from trades, HOME, and the Pokémon Nursery.
  • Spinda cannot be transferred between Pokémon HOME and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. This is likely due to a bug in the latter game where the bytes of Spinda's encryption constant are mistakenly read in reverse order, which would cause Spinda's spot pattern to change on transfer if transfers were possible.
  • In Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Pokémon that can only be caught once per save file (such as Dialga and Palkia) can only be (newly) deposited once per save file. This is in order to mitigate the Dialga/Palkia rematch glitch.
    • This check is based on save file rather than OT. For example, if two separate copies of Brilliant Diamond both catch a Regigigas, then copy A trades its Regigigas to copy B, then copy B attempts to deposit both Regigigas into HOME, HOME will block the second deposit. This can be worked around if copy A deposits and withdraws its own Regigigas from HOME first before trading to copy B, since then copy B is no longer attempting to newly deposit twice (one of the Regigigas has been in HOME before).
      • It is unconfirmed whether this restriction can be circumvented by depositing the two restricted species into two different HOME accounts.
    • As a result, it is possible to run into this restriction even with official event Pokémon - if the player receives Ten'i Village Regigigas in Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl, then it cannot be deposited if the Snowpoint Temple Regigigas is deposited, and vice versa, unless the player can trade one of the Regigigas to another game without going through HOME.

Pokémon storage

On the free Basic Plan, up to 30 Pokémon can be deposited in one box named the "Basic Box". The Basic Box cannot be manually organized and will always sort Pokémon from most to least recently deposited/traded for (with most recent at the top left). (Ties are broken by Pokédex order.)

On the Premium Plan, up to 6,000 Pokémon can be deposited in 200 boxes named "HOME 1" through "HOME 200", which can be freely organized as with core series PC boxes. When a Basic Plan is upgraded, all Pokémon in the Basic Box appear in HOME 1; however, the reverse is not true. When a Premium Plan ends, only the 30 Pokémon most recently deposited/traded for will appear in the Basic Box, regardless of which of the HOME 1-200 boxes they were originally in, and any other Pokémon will be inaccessible.

Pokémon HOME also has the option to release multiple Pokémon at once; however, players cannot release more than 100 Pokémon per synchronization and must save before they can release more Pokémon.

The stats judge function is available in either version with a Premium Plan.

Pokémon do not display specific met locations while in the Nintendo Switch version of HOME, instead only displaying the region corresponding to their game of origin. As of v2.0.0, the mobile version will display both a region and a location name within that region, but for Pokémon transferred from the Virtual Console games through Poké Transporter, the latter will simply be a second copy of the region name, and for Pokémon transferred from Generation III or IV, the latter location will be displayed as "Poké Shifter" (the transliterated Japanese name for Poké Transfer).

Game-specific data and HOME tracker value

Depositing any Pokémon into HOME for the first time will assign it a HOME tracker value, a 64-bit number unique to it that is used to detect clones and other hacked Pokémon. (For example, a Pokémon hacked to have a random tracker value can be detected as HOME will not remember having assigned this value in the past.) This tracker value is stored with the Pokémon and stays the same even if (e.g.) the Pokémon is withdrawn and traded offline to another player.

As of v2.0.0, the tracker value is also used to keep track of data that is not transferred between games and must be stored server-side, such as:

• A Pokémon's three movesets (between Sword and Shield, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus)
• Met location and egg hatch location (since none of the three sets of games share location index numbers)
• Gigantamax Factor, Technical Record flags, Sociability, effort levels, Alpha flag, and Zisu's Move Tutor moves and Move Mastery flags

For example, the Alpha Pokemon flag is not stored anywhere in the Pokémon data of Sword/Shield or Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl. If a Pokémon from Pokémon Legends: Arceus is transferred to one of these games and back, it must keep its Alpha flag. This is done by HOME associating that flag with that Pokémon's HOME tracker value. (The tracker value is also used for the once-per-save-file restriction on newly depositing certain Legendary/Mythical Pokémon from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. A Pokémon is being newly deposited if it does not have a HOME tracker value.)

Effectively, HOME as of v2.0.0 keeps track of three sets of incompatible data for each Pokémon; however, only one set of data will be displayed when a Pokémon's summary is viewed in HOME. For example, the Legends: Arceus set of data will display significantly different stats and no Ability compared to the other two sets of data (even though the Ability is internally remembered by Legends: Arceus and is not game-specific data). On the Nintendo Switch version, only the Sword/Shield set of data will be displayed for all Pokémon unless the application is currently connected to Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl or Legends: Arceus. The type of Poké Ball shown will change depending on which set of data is being displayed, though the origin mark will always be correct. On the mobile version, the set of data displayed for a Pokémon is picked depending on the last game it was previously in (or Sword/Shield by default if that Pokémon has never been in a Generation VIII game). The type of Poké Ball shown will always be correct.

If HOME attempts to display (for example) the Sword/Shield set of data for a Pokémon incompatible with Sword/Shield, the results vary depending on version. On the mobile version of HOME, this can only happen if a Pokémon incompatible with Sword/Shield is transferred from Bank or GO, and the app will display the stats and moveset as they last were in Bank (or as determined by GO Transporter). On the Nintendo Switch version before v2.0.0, the application behaved identically to the mobile version. On the Nintendo Switch version from v2.0.0 onward, the app will not display any stats or moves for incompatible Pokémon.

Trading

Pokémon can be traded using the mobile version. Unlike online trades in the core series, trades in HOME do not trigger trade evolution.

There are four types of trades:

• Wonder Box (Japanese: ミラクルボックス Miracle Box): Up to 3 Pokémon (10 Pokémon with a Premium Plan) can be deposited for trade at once. Like Wonder Trades and Surprise Trades, they will be traded at random for other Pokémon. Unlike the latter which trades the Pokémon in a matter of seconds, players will have to wait 1 hour (6 hours prior to version 1.1) before the Pokémon they deposited in the wonder box gets traded.
• GTS: One Pokémon (3 Pokémon with a Premium Plan) can be deposited for trade at once, in exchange for a requested Pokémon.
• Room Trade (Japanese: グループ交換 Group Exchange): Players can join a room of up to 20 people to exchange Pokémon among them. Players can also host a room with a Premium Plan.
• Friend Trade (Japanese: フレンド交換 Friend Exchange): Players can trade Pokémon with friends registered in Pokémon HOME. There is a limit of 10 trades per day, regardless of whether the Basic Plan or Premium Plan is being used.

At least some event Pokémon appear to be impossible to trade for about a week to a few weeks after their initial release. This restriction applies separately to even different language versions of the same event Pokémon if they are released at different times.

National Pokédex

Pokémon HOME features a National Pokédex that records information on Pokémon that have been deposited in the Boxes in Pokémon HOME. Users can view basic information and Pokédex entries from the Generation VI, VII, and VIII core series games of Pokémon they have registered. Entries from Legends: Arceus can only be viewed when HOME is connected to a Legends: Arceus save file that has the entry for that Pokémon completed to research level 10, if that Pokémon has been registered in HOME's Pokédex. However the HOME Pokédex will register a Pokémon uploaded from Legends: Arceus as caught and unlock any other game's Pokédex entries, if any, even if the research level in Legends: Arceus is not at level 10. Pokédex entries from other languages and alternate forms of Pokémon can also be registered.

The mobile app version of Pokémon HOME also allows players to view the possible moves and Abilities a Pokémon can have.

Upon completing the National Pokédex up to Eternatus, an Original Color Magearna can be received. There were inconsistent problems with receiving this for the first month of availability, with some users not receiving a gift and others getting glitched versions, even upon completing a Living Pokédex. These were later fixed.

Registering Pokémon and alternate forms

The Pokédex registers data for any Pokémon and form that is deposited into HOME.

If the Pokémon has a Mega Evolution, a form that can only be used in battle (e.g. Cherrim's Sunshine Form), or a form that requires a held item (e.g. Silvally's alternate forms), the data for these forms is registered when any form of the Pokémon is deposited (this also applies to Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, and Arceus despite these Pokémon not requiring a held item or battle to change forms in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, as they revert to their standard forms upon being deposited into HOME).

If a Pokémon has a form that requires combining two Pokémon (i.e. Kyurem, Necrozma or Calryex), the entry for that form is registered when both Pokémon that make up that form are registered. Registering Dusk Mane or Dawn Wings Necrozma will also register Ultra Necrozma.

Forms that cannot be seen by HOME do not appear in the Pokédex as alternate forms, including Spiky-eared Pichu, Cosplay Pikachu, and all Totem-sized Pokémon. (Spiky-eared Pichu and Cosplay Pikachu cannot appear in any game or app that can connect to HOME, while Totem-sized Pokémon all appear as regular-sized Pokémon from HOME's perspective.)

If a Pokémon with a gender difference is deposited, both genders are registered except in the case of Shiny Pokémon (see below).

Registering a Pokémon's Gigantamax form requires depositing the Pokémon with the Gigantamax Factor.

Depositing a Shiny Pokémon will register both the Shiny and regular entries for that species and form. Unlike non-Shiny Pokémon on the mobile version, depositing a Shiny Pokémon with a gender difference will only register the Shiny entry for that gender.

Depositing any foreign language version of a Pokémon will unlock that language's Pokédex entry for all forms of that species that have been registered.

Additionally, when any Pokémon are transferred from Bank to HOME, all Pokédex data in Bank will be added to the Pokédex in HOME.

Regional Pokédexes

As of the v2.0.0 update, the mobile version of HOME now also keeps track of regional Pokédexes for Pokémon originating from the following games, along with the number of species required to complete each Pokédex:

• Pokémon Legends: Arceus
  • Hisui Pokédex (242)
• Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
  • Sinnoh Pokédex (150)
• Pokémon Sword and Shield
  • Galar Pokédex (400)
  • Isle of Armor Pokédex (210)
  • Crown Tundra Pokédex (210)
• Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
  • Kanto Pokédex (150)
• Pokémon GO
  • Pokédex

Mythical Pokémon are included in the Hisui Pokédex, but excluded from the other Pokédexes. Completing an entry in one of these Pokédexes requires transferring into HOME a Pokémon with the origin mark of that specific game. Once one of these Pokédexes has been fully completed, except for that of Pokémon GO, a crown icon will appear next to the number of entries obtained for that Pokédex. (The 'regional' Pokédex for Pokémon originating from GO is just called "Pokédex".)

Mystery Gifts

Main article: List of game-based Pokémon distributions (Generation VIII)

Main article: List of other event distributions in Generation VIII

Gifts for Pokémon Sword and Shield as well as Pokémon HOME itself can be received using the mobile app's Mystery Gift feature. Pokémon received can be deposited directly into the Boxes in Pokémon HOME. The feature can also generate serial codes for item distributions.

When first starting Pokémon HOME mobile, Grand Oak will give the user the choice between Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle. Each of these Pokémon have their Hidden Abilities. Various other Pokémon may also be received from the Gift Box for completing certain tasks.

Achievements

In the mobile version, the player can complete Challenges to unlock stickers.

In the Nintendo Switch version, the player can complete Research Tasks.

Points

Pokémon HOME Points serve as a currency of sorts, replacing Poké Miles from Pokémon Bank. Every midnight UTC, the player gains a Pokémon HOME Point for every 31 stored Pokémon (rounded down). This calculation includes any inaccessible Pokémon the player may have in HOME as a result of a downgrade to the free plan. An account can accumulate a maximum of 99,999 Points at once.

Pokémon HOME Points can then be converted and transferred into Generation VIII games in the Nintendo Switch version:

• 30 Pokémon HOME Points are equivalent to 1 Battle Point in Pokémon Sword and Shield
• 20 Pokémon HOME Points are equivalent to 1 Battle Point in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
• 1 Pokémon HOME Point is equivalent to 1 Merit Point in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Other

Players can customize their item called a binder in My Room using stickers obtained by completing challenges.

In the mobile app, players can also view Battle Data and News, replacing the Rankings, Distribution Regulations, and Event Calendar features of the Pokémon Global Link.

Bugs and errors

• In the mobile version, Gigantamax Amped Form Toxtricity and Gigantamax Low Key Form Toxtricity are registered as separate forms in the Pokédex. In the Switch version, Gigantamax Toxtricity is considered to be a single form regardless of its base form. A member of the Pokémon Company International Support Team claimed that this inconsistency is intended, though was unable to provide a reason.^{[citation needed]}
• The regional Pokédex for Pokémon GO that was added to the mobile version in v2.0.0 contains every Pokémon in the National Pokédex except for Mythical Pokémon, which includes Pokémon that have not been released in Pokémon GO, as well as Spinda which cannot be transferred from that game, thus making it impossible to complete this Pokédex.
• As of v2.0.0, Pokémon that were transferred from Pokémon Bank, Pokémon GO, or Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! but have not been moved to a compatible game in Generation VIII (or are not compatible with any games in that generation) will not have their base stats, effort values, or individual values shown in the Switch version, even if the player chooses not to connect any game with HOME.
• In the GTS in the mobile version, since the ability to request and search for Pokémon with specific forms was added, selecting to exclude requests for Pokémon the user does not have does not exclude requests for forms of Vivillon or Furfrou that the user does not have as long as they have at least one form of the Pokémon.
• Due to a bug with how HOME handles punctuation, Farfetch'd and Sirfetch'd without nicknames transferred from Pokémon Bank or Pokémon GO will act as though they have nicknames, and cannot be re-nicknamed after being moved into a game. This is due to HOME assigning the incorrect apostrophe, the species name being "Farfetch’d" or "Sirfetch’d" and the nickname being assigned as "Farfetch'd" or "Sirfetch'd" instead.
• If a Sandy Cloak or Trash Cloak Burmy in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl or Pokémon Legends: Arceus evolves into Mothim and is then deposited into HOME, it will not count towards the Sinnoh or Hisui regional Pokédexes (but will still count towards the National Pokédex).

Fixed

• For approximately the first eight hours of release (February 12, 2020 between 01:00 UTC and 09:00 UTC), any Hyper Training performed in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, or Ultra Moon was lost upon transferring from Pokémon Bank. Details on how to restore it were announced in the app and on the official support websites.
  • Pokémon HOME went down for maintenance on February 25, 2020 between 01:30 and 11:30 UTC, during which any affected Pokémon stored in HOME at the time regained their Hyper Training.
• Initially, HOME would automatically delete any Pokémon with duplicate tracker values on the assumption that they were hacked clones; however, this behavior would cause one of a Ninjask and Shedinja pair to be deleted as the HOME tracker value was among the data copied to Shedinja.
  • This was partially fixed sometime between February 25, 2020 and February 28, 2020 when HOME would instead disallow a Pokémon with a duplicate tracker value from being deposited. It was fully fixed sometime around April 23, 2020, and depositing a Ninjask and Shedinja with duplicate tracker values will now cause HOME to reassign the Shedinja a new tracker value. The Shedinja will have its tracker reassigned the first time it is deposited into HOME, regardless of what its game of origin is, whether it previously had a HOME tracker value from visiting HOME as a Nincada, or whether it is deposited into HOME at the same time as the matching Ninjask.
• In the Nintendo Switch versions before v2.0.0, all Arceus forms were considered Normal-type instead of their actual types except for the Dragon-type and Fairy-type forms.
• In v2.0.0 in the mobile version only, when using the "All Forms" filter in the Pokédex, Average Size Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist did not appear with their three other forms and were not counted in the total number of forms displayed at the top of the page. Additionally, the Super Size forms replaced the Average Size forms as the default forms shown in the National Pokédex, though viewing either Pokémon's Pokédex entry still displayed all four sizes. This was fixed in v2.0.1.
• In v2.0.0 in the mobile version only, the user's boxes from the Nintendo Switch version would not be displayed on the label selection screen when selecting Pokémon for a trade. This was fixed in v2.0.1.
• In v2.0.0 in the mobile version, after using the GTS or Wonder Box, the entries in the regional Pokédexes would be reset and would only have entries registered for Pokémon currently in HOME, lacking any entries registered for Pokémon that were not in HOME at the time the bug occurred. This was fixed in v2.0.1.
• In v2.0.0 between May 18, 2022 06:00 UTC and May 27, 2022 01:00 UTC, some players would receive error code 10015 an unknown percentage of the time after depositing Pokémon and attempting to save changes, preventing Pokémon from being deposited. This was fixed in v2.0.1, and affected players who were on the Premium Plan at the time received 10 free days (including those whose subscriptions ended between receiving the error and the release of v2.0.1).
• In the mobile version only, Black Kyurem's Pokédex entries for Pokémon Sword and Shield were the same as those of regular Kyurem, even though Black Kyurem has its own entries in the Switch version. This was fixed in v2.0.2.

Premium Plan cost

Except for prices for the Nintendo eShop in the United States, all prices below are inclusive of GST/VAT or other taxes where applicable.

Duration	Version	USA	Canada	Eurozone	UK	Russia	Australia	New Zealand	Japan	South Korea	Hong Kong	Taiwan
1 month (30 days)	Nintendo Switch	$2.99	$3.99	€2.99	£2.69	₽225	$4.49	$4.99	¥370	₩3,900	$23	$100
	iOS/iPadOS/Android			€3.49	£2.99	₽229
3 months (90 days)	Nintendo Switch	$4.99	$6.99	€4.99	£4.49	₽375	$7.99	$8.99	¥610	₩5,900	$38	$170
	iOS/iPadOS/Android			€5.49	£4.99	₽379
12 months (365 days)	Nintendo Switch	$15.99	$21.99	€15.99	£14.39	₽1199	$24.99	$27.99	¥1,960	₩20,000	$123	$530
	iOS/iPadOS/Android			€17.99	£15.99	₽1190

Version history

iOS & iPadOS

Version	Release date	Official note
1.0.0	February 12, 2020	N/A
1.0.3	February 12, 2020	Bug fixes
1.0.4	February 14, 2020	Bug fixes
1.0.6	February 18, 2020	Bug fixes
1.0.7	February 19, 2020	Bug fixes
1.0.9	February 25, 2020	Bug fixes
1.0.10	March 2, 2020	Bug fixes
1.0.11	March 26, 2020	Bug fixes
1.1.0	May 22, 2020	- The Battle Data feature has been implemented. - The bug where the information for Gigantamax Alcremie would sometimes not be registered to the Pokédex has been fixed. - Other issues have been fixed.
1.2.0	June 17, 2020	- Added compatibility with The Isle of Armor, the first wave of content for the Pokémon Sword Expansion Pass and Pokémon Shield Expansion Pass. - Updated the GTS so that impossible search conditions cannot be set under "Pokémon wanted." - Improved the Pokémon Box labeling function. - Made various other fixes.
1.2.1	August 17, 2020	• Improved search result filters for the GTS "Search for Pokémon" function. - The "Include people searching for Legendary and Mythical Pokémon" option has been updated to "Include people searching for Legendary, Mythical, and other special Pokémon." - You can now filter your results based on what Pokémon you have deposited in Pokémon HOME. • Added the ability to place multiple Pokémon in the Wonder Box at once. • Revised Challenge completion messages for improved clarity on what Challenge you've completed. • Added the ability to view Pokémon's Natures under Pokémon Rankings in Battle Data. (If a Trainer used a mint on their Pokémon, the Nature shown will correspond to the mint used.) • Added a Back button to Battle Data screens. • Fixed the issue where Toxtricity's Gigantamax form would not be displayed in your Pokédex. • Added new informational feature. • Made various other fixes.
1.3.0	October 22, 2020	- Added compatibility with The Crown Tundra, part two of the Pokémon Sword Expansion Pass and Pokémon Shield Expansion Pass. - Added a save feature for search and sorting settings in Pokémon Boxes. - Added the category "Popular Pokémon (excluding special Pokémon)" to trade ranking. Other issues have also been addressed in order to ensure a user-friendly experience.
1.3.1	November 30, 2020	- Fixed layout disruption that occurred on certain devices when receiving Pokémon sent from Pokémon GO. - Fixed an issue where trading multiple Pokémon using the Wonder Box would sometimes cause the same users to trade with each other several times. - Other issues have also been addressed in order to ensure a user-friendly experience.
1.3.2	February 12, 2021	- A "Receive all Pokémon" feature has been added to the Wonder Box. - The date a Pokémon was first met is now displayed in its Trainer notes. - From the "OT" (Original Trainer) field in a Pokémon's detailed information, you can now search for Pokémon with the same original Trainer. - You can now specify "Language" and "Poké Ball" when searching for Pokémon. - You can now arrange your list of Pokémon in the same order used by your Pokémon Boxes in the Nintendo Switch version of Pokémon HOME. (Note: This option will be available only for users who have linked to the Nintendo Switch version.) - Other issues have also been addressed in order to ensure a user-friendly experience.
1.4.0	June 17, 2021	- Pokédex features have been expanded, allowing you to view Pokémon's appearances from various angles. Note: This feature does not apply to certain forms of Pokémon. - The Catch Calendar feature has been added to the main menu, allowing you to view your Pokémon in order of the dates on which they were caught. - New icons for user profiles have been added. - Announcement display has been improved. - Other issues have also been addressed in order to ensure a user-friendly experience.
1.4.1	June 22, 2021	- Fixed an issue in which the user would be unable to log in if they had no Pokémon deposited in Pokémon HOME. - Other issues have also been addressed in order to ensure a user-friendly experience.
1.5.0	September 22, 2021	- Added a Trainer Info feature that allows users to mark themselves as the Original Trainer for Pokémon they caught in any game. - Added a feature allowing users to search for Pokémon that other people are asking for in the GTS. - Added conditions allowing users to specify a Pokémon's form and language when searching the GTS. - Other issues have also been addressed in order to ensure a user-friendly experience.
1.5.1	October 6, 2021	- Fixed an issue in which the Trainer Info of certain Pokémon would not display properly. Note: If any Trainer Info marked as yours was affected by this issue, after the update you will need to mark the properly displayed Trainer Info as yours again.
1.5.2	November 30, 2021	- Changed the method for switching how the Catch Calendar is displayed. The Catch Calendar can be viewed in a day-by-day or month-by-month format. - Fixed an issue in which users could become unable to log in to the app if their mobile device was set to certain languages. - Other issues have also been addressed in order to ensure a user-friendly experience.
1.5.3	December 27, 2021	- Fixed an issue in the Pokémon list where the scroll bar kept returning to the very top. - Other issues have also been addressed in order to ensure a user-friendly experience.
2.0.0	May 18, 2022	Update info (mobile devices) - Added compatibility with Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl - Added compatibility with Pokémon Legends: Arceus - Added Pokédex info from various games - Added Challenges and stickers - Added information about where a Pokémon was first met to its details screen For details on these features, please see the new information added to the Help menu on the mobile version of Pokémon HOME. - Other issues have also been addressed in order to ensure a user-friendly experience.
2.0.1	May 26, 2022	- Fixed an issue in which users’ Boxes in the Nintendo Switch version were not displayed on the label selection screen when selecting Pokémon for a trade. Other issues have also been addressed in order to ensure a user-friendly experience.
2.0.2	August 24, 2022	- Added the ability for users to delete their accounts - Addressed an issue in which the location where a Pokemon was first met wouldn't be displayed under certain circumstances - Addressed an issue in which your search criteria would sometimes not be reflected when searching for specific Pokemon on the GTS - Other issues have also been addressed in order to ensure a user-friendly experience.

Android

Version	Release date	Official note
1.0.0	February 12, 2020	N/A
1.0.3	February 12, 2020	Bug fixes
1.0.4	February 14, 2020	Bug fixes
1.0.6	February 18, 2020	Bug fixes
1.0.7	February 19, 2020	Bug fixes
1.0.8	February 20, 2020	Bug fixes
1.0.9	February 25, 2020	Bug fixes
1.0.10	March 2, 2020	Bug fixes
1.0.11	March 26, 2020	Bug fixes
1.1.0	May 22, 2020	- The Battle Data feature has been implemented. - The bug where the information for Gigantamax Alcremie would sometimes not be registered to the Pokédex has been fixed. - Other issues have been fixed.
1.2.0	June 17, 2020	- Added compatibility with The Isle of Armor, the first wave of content for the Pokémon Sword Expansion Pass and Pokémon Shield Expansion Pass. - Updated the GTS so that impossible search conditions cannot be set under "Pokémon wanted." - Improved the Pokémon Box labeling function. - Made various other fixes.
1.2.1	August 17, 2020	• Improved search result filters for the GTS "Search for Pokémon" function. • Added the ability to place multiple Pokémon in the Wonder Box at once. • Revised Challenge completion messages for improved clarity on what Challenge you've completed. • Added the ability to view Pokémon's Natures under Pokémon Rankings in Battle Data. • Added a Back button to Battle Data screens. • Added new informational feature. • Made various other fixes.
1.3.0	October 22, 2020	- Added compatibility with The Crown Tundra, part two of the Pokémon Sword Expansion Pass and Pokémon Shield Expansion Pass. - Added a save feature for search and sorting settings in Pokémon Boxes. - Added the category "Popular Pokémon (excluding special Pokémon)" to trade ranking. Other issues have also been addressed in order to ensure a user-friendly experience.
1.3.1	November 30, 2020	- Fixed layout disruption that occurred on certain devices when receiving Pokémon sent from Pokémon GO. - Fixed an issue where trading multiple Pokémon using the Wonder Box would sometimes cause the same users to trade with each other several times. - Other issues have also been addressed in order to ensure a user-friendly experience.
1.3.2	February 12, 2021	- A "Receive all Pokémon" feature has been added to the Wonder Box. - The date a Pokémon was first met is now displayed in its Trainer notes. - From the "OT" (Original Trainer) field in a Pokémon's detailed information, you can now search for Pokémon with the same original Trainer. - You can now specify "Language" and "Poké Ball" when searching for Pokémon. - Other issues have also been addressed in order to ensure a user-friendly experience.
1.3.3	April 2, 2021	Fixed an issue in which the user would not be returned to the app from the Nintendo Account link screen.
1.4.0	June 17, 2021	- Pokédex features have been expanded, allowing you to view Pokémon's appearances from various angles. Note: This feature does not apply to certain forms of Pokémon. - The Catch Calendar feature has been added to the main menu, allowing you to view your Pokémon in order of the dates on which they were caught. - New icons for user profiles have been added. - Announcement display has been improved. - Other issues have also been addressed in order to ensure a user-friendly experience.
1.4.1	June 22, 2021	- Fixed an issue in which the user would be unable to log in if they had no Pokémon deposited in Pokémon HOME. - Other issues have also been addressed in order to ensure a user-friendly experience.
1.5.0	September 22, 2021	- Added a Trainer Info feature that allows users to mark themselves as the Original Trainer for Pokémon they caught in any game. - Added a feature allowing users to search for Pokémon that other people are asking for in the GTS. - Added conditions allowing users to specify a Pokémon's form and language when searching the GTS. - Other issues have also been addressed in order to ensure a user-friendly experience.
1.5.1	October 6, 2021	- Fixed an issue in which the Trainer Info of certain Pokémon would not display properly. Note: If any Trainer Info marked as yours was affected by this issue, after the update you will need to mark the properly displayed Trainer Info as yours again.
1.5.2	November 30, 2021	- Changed the method for switching how the Catch Calendar is displayed. The Catch Calendar can be viewed in a day-by-day or month-by-month format. - Fixed an issue in which users could become unable to log in to the app if their mobile device was set to certain languages. - Other issues have also been addressed in order to ensure a user-friendly experience.
1.5.3	December 27, 2021	- Fixed an issue in the Pokémon list where the scroll bar kept returning to the very top. - Other issues have also been addressed in order to ensure a user-friendly experience.
2.0.0	May 18, 2022	Update info (mobile devices) - Added compatibility with Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl - Added compatibility with Pokémon Legends: Arceus - Added Pokédex info from various games - Added Challenges and stickers - Added information about where a Pokémon was first met to its details screen For details on these features, please see the new information added to the Help menu on the mobile version of Pokémon HOME.
2.0.1	May 26, 2022	- Fixed an issue in which users’ Boxes in the Nintendo Switch version were not displayed on the label selection screen when selecting Pokémon for a trade. Other issues have also been addressed in order to ensure a user-friendly experience.
2.0.2	August 29, 2022	- Added the ability for users to delete their accounts - Addressed an issue in which the location where a Pokemon was first met wouldn't be displayed under certain circumstances - Addressed an issue in which your search criteria would sometimes not be reflected when searching for specific Pokemon on the GTS - Other issues have also been addressed in order to ensure a user-friendly experience.

Nintendo Switch

Version	Release date	Official note
1.0.0	February 12, 2020	N/A
1.0.1	March 17, 2020	Fixed several issues to improve gameplay experience.
1.1.0	June 16, 2020	Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield Expansion Pass # 1 "The Isle of Armor" is now supported.
1.1.1	June 30, 2020	Fixed a bug about Pokémon not being registered to the Isle of Armor Pokédex when taking Pokémon from Pokémon HOME to Pokémon Sword or Pokémon Shield. After downloading the update data, connect Pokémon HOME to Pokémon Sword or Pokémon Shield and save in Pokémon HOME to register the Pokémon that was not registered in Pokédex.
1.2.0	October 22, 2020	Part 2 of the Pokémon Sword Expansion Pass or Pokémon Shield Expansion Pass is now supported. Fixed a number of issues so that users can enjoy services more comfortably.
1.2.1	December 8, 2020	For some Pokémon that are transferred from Pokémon GO, we have added a process where "moves that originally shouldn't be learned" are forgotten and "moves that should originally be learned" are learned. This processing has been added to handle the issue that was occurring between November 11-16, 2020 where "Pokémon that were being transferred from Pokémon GO to Pokémon HOME could learn "moves" that they were originally not supposed to learn". (The issue that was causing this problem has already been fixed.) In order to perform this process, there is a need to link the "Pokémon Sword/Shield" and "Pokémon HOME" where the target Pokémon exists and to save the game data. We also fixed a number of issues so that gameplay is more enjoyable.
2.0.0	May 17, 2022	Support for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl Support for Pokémon Legends: Arceus Added software for Research Tasks Added software for Pokémon HOME Points
2.0.1	May 26, 2022	Fixed an issue in which certain users encountered an error ("Error code: 10015") when selecting "Save changes and exit" from the Boxes menu while linking to a game. Affected users who encountered the "Error code: 10015" error while the issue was present (from May 17, 2022, at 11:00pm PDT to May 26, 2022, at 6:00pm PDT) and enrolled in the Premium Plan at the time will receive an extension to their Premium Plan subscription. Users who are eligible for the extension but are currently enrolled in the Basic Plan will be given 10 days of Premium Plan service starting from when they next log in. Users who are eligible for the extension and are currently enrolled in the Premium Plan will have 10 days of Premium Plan service added to their plan’s current expiration date. (Your plan’s original expiration date will continue to be displayed. The extension will be applied once the current plan expires.)
2.0.2	September 21, 2022	Addressed an issue related to connection to the server.

Mobile Compatibility

The app can be accessed on:

• iOS & iPadOS devices: iOS 12 or later.
• Android devices: Android Marshmallow (6.0) and up.

Release

In regions where the Nintendo eShop is not available, the Nintendo Switch version cannot be downloaded using a Nintendo Account set to that region from the Nintendo eShop. Unlike most other Pokémon mobile applications, it is not available in Vietnam. Although mainland China is listed in the app's region select, it is not available for download there.

Date	Locations
February 11, 2020 February 12, 2020	Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
	Nintendo eShop only: South Africa
	Mobile version only: Belarus, Brunei, Ecuador, Egypt, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Macau, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela

Gallery

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Trivia

• All of the Pokémon appear in Pokémon HOME posed in the same position as their official art, with Pokémon from the Generations I and II taking on their poses from their redesigned art from Generations III and IV respectively.
  • Furthermore, Shiny Pokémon appear as Shiny, instead of their usual colorations, and gender differences are visible.
  • In the Nintendo Switch version, some of these renders were improved in version 1.2.
• Prior to the 1.0.3 update, several test GIF animations of Pikachu were present along with a GIF file of Vocaloid Meiko dancing and accidentally knocking over Kagamine Rin.
• The Switch version cannot be used while the mobile version is being used at the same time, and vice-versa.
• Prior to version 1.1, friend trades were restricted to local trades only. This restriction was lifted to celebrate the release of version 1.1, allowing players to trade with each other no matter how far away they are from each other. This was initially intended to be temporary; however, it appears to have been a permanent change, as over a year and several updates later it has not been reverted.
• Each HOME account generates its own Trainer ID and secret ID, which is assigned to some Pokémon received from Mystery Gifts in HOME. To prevent these Pokémon with a personality value of 00000000 (hexadecimal) from being Shiny, rather than assigning a different personality value, HOME will never generate an account's ID numbers where the combination results in that personality value being calculated as Shiny.
• Prior to HOME's major v2.0.0 update, the servers went down for maintenance between 00:00 UTC and 06:00 UTC on May 18, 2022. Afterward, users were given staggered login times for 19 hours (until 01:00 UTC May 19, 2022) to reduce server load. However, newly created accounts after the maintenance were not staggered and could log in immediately.
• When a Pokémon needs to generate a new moveset (for example when being transferred from Sword/Shield to Legends: Arceus for the first time), the new moveset is not saved upon being generated. Instead, it is only saved once the transfer is complete. For example:
  • The player has a level 4 Pikachu currently in HOME that was originally from Sword/Shield and that has never been in Legends: Arceus. The player connects HOME to Legends: Arceus, deposits Pikachu, and views its summary. Its only move will be Thunder Shock. The player then withdraws Pikachu back into HOME, saves their changes, disconnects from Legends: Arceus, transfers Pikachu into Sword/Shield, levels it up to level 5, then re-deposits it into HOME. Upon connecting to Legends: Arceus again, Pikachu's moveset will be generated a second time and it will have the new move Quick Attack.
  • If the player instead deposits (level 4) Pikachu into Legends: Arceus, saves their changes, then withdraws Pikachu back into HOME, by the end the level 5 Pikachu will not know Quick Attack inside Legends: Arceus. This is because it has been in Legends: Arceus before, so its previous moveset will be remembered and a new moveset will not be generated.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese Pokémon HOME Mandarin Pokémon HOME French Pokémon HOME German Pokémon HOME Italian Pokémon HOME Korean Pokémon HOME Brazilian Portuguese Pokémon HOME Russian Pokémon HOME Spanish Pokémon HOME Thai Pokémon HOME Turkish Pokémon HOME

See also

• Pokémon Bank

External links

• Pokémon HOME on the App Store
• Pokémon HOME on the Google Play Store

References

Inter-generational transfer
Gen I Time Capsule • Poké Transporter → Bank Gen II Gen III Dual-slot mode → Pal Park Gen IV Dual-slot mode → Pal Park • Poké Transfer • Relocator Gen V Poké Transfer • Relocator • Poké Transporter → Bank Gen VI Poké Transporter → Bank Gen VII Poké Transporter → Bank • GO Park • HOME Gen VIII Bank → HOME • GO Transporter Gen IX

Side series games

Stadium series

Stadium (Japanese) • Stadium • Stadium 2

Storage software

Box RS • My Pokémon Ranch • Bank (Poké Transporter) • HOME

Orre games

Colosseum • XD: Gale of Darkness

Other games

Battle Revolution • Pokéwalker • Dream World • Dream Radar

Pokémon games

Core series • Side series • Spin-off series • Pokémon mini • Individual spin-offs • Betas • Demos

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